Konrad Eubel
Konrad Eubel OFM Conv ( born January 19, 1842 in Sinning at Neuburg / Donau, † February 5, 1923 in Würzburg ) was a German Franciscan Friar Minor and historians. His birth name was Sebastian.
He was known especially for his reference Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi about the popes, cardinals and bishops of the Middle Ages. It comprises three volumes and was published 1913-1923.
Life
Eubels birthplace wore the number 8 and the house name was " When you delete ". He had a twin brother named John.
His high school studies made of the students in Dillingen. Meanwhile, he made the decision to enter religious. He applied at the Franciscan Friars Minor in Wurzburg, also popularly known as " Black Franciscans ." But in the correspondence book is on October 20, 1861 stated " fated turned down ." He stood on it in person before and was now admitted to the order. On July 30, 1864, he was dressed by the then Provincial Fr Franz Ehrenburg and gave him the name Konrad. On August 1, 1865 Eubel put the great religious profession from life- times and completed on a study at the University of Würzburg. On March 18, 1868, he received from the Bishop of Wurzburg Georg Anton steel ordination. It was first contacts with the Vatican. Eubel needed a papal dispensation for his profession was still not return for three years.
The newly consecrated religious clergy was ordered in the Minoritenkloster to Linz am Rhein. After three years, ie in 1871, the Palatinate him Oggersheim at Ludwigshafen was transferred. The pilgrimage pastoral care was his main task. 1875, the Order took him back to Würzburg. 1880 Eubel participated with great commitment to the renovation of the Franciscan church of Würzburg. On this occasion he wrote in 1882 a Festschrift with 52 pages for " 700 - year celebration of the birth of Saint Francis ." Father Eubel now moved more to the letter. In 1886 he published the first important work, "The Upper German ( Strasbourg ) Minoritenprovinz. This work was extremely high with 408 pages classified and described as groundbreaking. Therefore, the Faculty of Theology of the University of Würzburg appointed him in Kilian 1889 Honorary Doctor of Divinity. Now drew the Franciscan monk and pastor from 1886 responsible for the issuance of the calendar for the Catholic clergy until 1902.
The reputation of Father Konrad had long since penetrated to Rome. His Father General appointed the 46 -year-old in November 1887 as the Apostolic Penitentiary in Rome at St. Peter's Church. He remained there 20 years in that post. He used his spare time to study and research in the field of religious history and in the Vatican Secret Archives. This followed a special exam, the exam he passed, 1888.
He spent ten years in the Vatican Secret Archives on the work Hierarchia Catholica, a critical publication of all popes, cardinals and bishops since the 12th century, as evidenced by documents in the Vatican Archives. With this work Eubel went down in the history of science. This reference was given in the parlance the term " Eubel ". He received for this academic award Master of Divinity. In 1901 a second volume in 1910 and a third volume. His work history of Cologne Minoritenprovinz was the occasion, Father Eubel to appoint an honorary member of the Society for Rhenish history.
Eubel had great prestige in Rome. He was in the Vatican at the same time confessor to St. Peter. Pope Leo XIII. called him on July 20, 1903, his death- bed. Drawn from his years, he returned in 1906 to his native province of Würzburg, where he spent his twilight years. Eubel visited despite its many work frequently his hometown Sinning and celebrated here, as in suffering Ling also the Mass. Father Eubel died in 1923 and was buried in the Würzburg Order tomb.